Synopsis

Young Josh (Kevin Zegers) has just arrived in town, has made no friends and is too shy to try for a place on the basketball team. All this changes when he meets golden retriever Buddy, a runaway canine with an uncanny knack for scoring baskets. The two form a firm friendship and make the school team, but matters take a turn for the worse when Buddy's cruel former owner, Norm Shiveley (Michael Jeter), arrives on the scene.